Machito: A Latin Jazz Legacy Movie Review 1987

Cuban bandleader Frnak "Machito" Grillo's career spanned 50 years and his style of Latin jazz influenced several generations of musicians. Vintage film clips, recordings, and performances provide highlights while musicians Tito Puente, Dizzy Gillespie, Dexter Gordon, and Ray Barreto shared their memories.

Distribution

First Run/Icarus Films, 32 Court St., 21st Fl., Brooklyn, NY 11201, Phone: (718)488-8900, Fax: (718)488-8642, Email: mailroom@frif.com, URL: http://www.frif.com

Available on VHS
Running time 58 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Music--Jazz, Biography

Director

Carlos Ortiz